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Re Delphinium nectar

perennials-owner@mallorn.com wrote:
> 
> Perennials DIGEST         Wednesday, 18 June 1997      Volume 00 : Number 091
> 
> In this issue:
> 
>         Variegated polemonium
>         Arisaema
>         Re: plant sampling/allergies
>         Re: Variegated polemonium
>         Re: Arisaema
>         Delphinium poisonous?
>         the subject was roses
> 
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> 
> From: Susan Underwood <susanu@cyberstore.ca>
> Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 20:37:05 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: Variegated polemonium
> 
> Recently, there were discussions of polemonium, and variegated filipendula
> ulmaria.
> 
> Polemoniums (Jacob's Ladder) are one of my favourites, and I have both white
> and purple plants.  I have read about the variegated polemonium, but until
> today I had never seen one.  The specimen I saw was lovely, and carried a
> $16.99 price tag.  I admired it, and walked on.    :-)
> 
> The I got to thinking....my friends would like this plant as much as I do,
> and given that these plants self sow prolifically, perhaps I could view it
> as an investment.     ;-) again
> 
> My question is:  if this plant self sows, what are the chances that it will
> produce variegated plants?
> 
> Susan Underwood
> Mount Lehman, BC's Fraser Valley
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> From: Duncan McAlpine <mcalpin@eskimo.com>
> Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 20:41:40 +0000
> Subject: Arisaema
> 
> Now that I have germintated Arisaema's from seed....What do I do next?
> Do I transplant to different pots?  What is the process after
> germination?
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> Why buy plants when you can grow them yourself.....?
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> From: Erigeron@webtv.net (Frank Cooper)
> Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 01:39:49 -0500
 
The authority on delphinium in this group is the Dowdeswell's...but I
feel fairly safe in assuring you that you can grow them without any
possibily of harm. We don't drink Delphinium, so don't worry about the
nectar. <grin>

Roberta
> 
> I was wandering through the perennials house at my favorite nursery this
> weekend looking for something to plant along with my roses.  A powder
> blue delphinium really caught my eye so I bought it without really
> checking it out.  Last night I looked it up in a couple of my references
> and found a comment about its nectar being poisonous.  Does anyone know
> anything about it?
> 
> Greg in Chalfont, PA (zone 6).
> 

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